Paul thought, ‘I’ve got to do it, either I give up and cut my throat or [I] get my magic back. – Linda McCartney Like many of my generation – and not a few afterward – I am a diehard, lifelong Beatlemaniac. I never saw … Continue reading Featured Album – Band on the Run – Wings
“News from up the street, she’s people I’d like to meet.” – Dan Hicks Wherein I mention a few random things that have been floating around in my head or of which I’ve become aware, of greater or lesser import. The first two are of … Continue reading News from Up the Street
Just want to acknowledge the passing of Mr. Antoine “Fats” Domino the other day. A great pioneer of early rock and roll. If you’ve never listened to it, check out some of his (and others’) classic numbers on my Indispensable 150 Spotify list. “For No … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – For No One
Back when I did my Beatles series, I believe I mentioned in there somewhere that they would pop up now and again on these pages, randomly. (Most Beatles videos have been pulled from the Internet so my series is now a mishmash of liveΒ stuff and … Continue reading Random Beatles stuff
After The Beatles broke up in early 1970, each of the guys had their own ideas about what to do next. For Lennon and McCartney – acrimony and emotional turmoil aside – it was pretty clear they needed to write their own songs and just … Continue reading Featured Album – All Things Must Pass – George Harrison
Fellow blogger Dark Star Review, site here, came up with an interesting concept that he said I could share. I will here quote him: “If someone asked me to sum up, to define rock and roll in two albums β two albums that encapsulate the … Continue reading The Impossible Task: Two Albums that Sum up Rock n’ Roll
On his first solo post-Beatles album β John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band– John Lennon took a marked detour from Beatlemania. Well, not so marked compared to his later Beatles output. But certainly as compared to the vast majority of what he did with the Beatles. But … Continue reading A Song I Love – Working Class Hero
First post here: Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup They slither while they pass, they slip away across the universe Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my open mind Possessing and caressing me Jai Guru Deva Om … Continue reading Beatles (final of 5) – Let It Be, Abbey Road
First post here: It was twenty years ago today Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play They’ve been going in and out of style But they’re guaranteed to raise a smile So may I introduce to you The act you’ve known for all these years … Continue reading Beatles (4) -Sgt. Pepper, White Album
First post here: There are places I remember all my life, though some have changed. Some forever, not for better. And some have gone, and some remain. The Beatles made their last live performance on August 29, 1966 at Candlestick Park (a now-defunct baseball stadium) … Continue reading Beatles (3) – Rubber Soul to Revolver
